The Singapore Free Press and Mercantile Advertiser (1884-1942), 14 August 1939

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    18 1 The Singapore Free Press AND DAILY NEWS NO. 1 5,8.15. LSTD. 1835 MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1939. 5 CENTS
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    "Britain Will Not Be On Losing Side"
    25 1 bouca*. Au>. 13. .use of J nslon." ,5c- Mr Men- i] to v -'bly m be i Reuter
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    CURFEW IMPOSED IN SHANGHAI
    34 1 >ha I 13. of the outhottilittei •:y.'.d the s bombing were Indea It prelude to a:r.ped 3,,,.. en b (t rr.atlonal ..session rmully iflft- ;-a r.iorlnei pottce isilant points Reuter
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    Japan And Axis: Limited Help?
    13 1 Japan And Axis Limited Help? bee last ;d only i ers v:as Reuter
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    PANDIT NEHRU TO FLY TO CHINA
    15 1 PANDIT NEHRU TO FLY TO CHINA iteA \m. I p ria Hanoi, en el Reuter
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    TEST TEAM
    16 1 II Vu-j. IS. Un to meet Oval en SaturHuttoo, Coir.p>d. Wright d Keeton. Reuter
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    P. & O. Guards Against I. R. A.
    95 1 P. O. Guards Against I. R. A. London, Aug. 13. AS A PRECAUTIONARY measure, taken it is understood, against possible I.R.A. outrages, only bona fide passengers were allowed aboard the P. O. liners Stratheden and Ranpuri before they sailed from Southampton the first for a Mediterranean cruise and the other
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    New Nazi Tirade Against Britain
    129 1 New Nazi Tirade Against Britain Berlin, Aug. 13. THE TONE oi the German press If becoming steadily more menacing. Both the Frankfurter Zeituns and tne Hamburger Fremdenblatt today pmdlish long articles trying to throw the biame for any possible outbreak V war on Britain. All commentators advise Britain "to come
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    COMMENT IN ROME
    79 1 task of saving peace require the utmost discretion.' Popolo dltalia comments: 'Europe U, searching for a solution to exclude war.**- Reuter Home, Aug. 13. DISCIPLINE of the Axis m face of •Polish provocation and warmongering" is' the keynote of week-end press comment on the Salzburg meetIt would
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    HITLER AND AXIS FOREIGN MINISTERS DISCUSS DANZIG
    339 1 Did Counsels Of Moderation Prevail At Berchtesgaden Berlin, Aug. 13. Pot XT Ciar.o, Italian Foreign Minister, left Munich tonight by air for Italy, having concluded his conversations at Salzburg with Herr von Ribbentrop, German Foreign Minister. The two ministers had a conversation this
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    "CONGRESS OF PEACE"
    59 1 Berlin, Aug. THE Nazi labour chief, Dr. Ley, In a statement to the Press at Nuremberg on the coming Nazi party cong 'Tam convinced the world will have peace and be m a position to bu,da lasting peace, If it will only take to heart the words
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    FORSTER WITH HITLER?
    31 1 Berlin, Aug. 1* It is rumoured here that Hen iForster. Danzig Nazi leadei r^wh tod£ la visiting his birth place, Fuerth n ar Nuremberg, visited Hitler yestoraa:..- Reuter
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    26 1 Bucharest, Aug. 1-Fif>-n people were killed anci *> gralelyinfured when a train was de- ?ailed at Petroala. The ™***gZ |to be clue to pointsman s error. Reuter
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    Chinese Suspects: Tientsin View
    109 1 Chinese Suspects Tientsin View ;n, A\ig. i:;. OPINION IS DIVIDED among ttM British communi'.y ben Britain*! decision to h^nd over I four Chinese suspc I While some q greet thr- c cision with lively satLsi action, almost unanimous opinion prevails that t'.*e aecisicn may be misunderstood, both \u Chinese and
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    Japanese Delegates Returning To Tientsin
    288 1 Allege Delay Over Tokio Conference lAPANESK ir.iiii.ary uimrn v, no have been takin*; part m Lie Anglo-Jap mt- >e conference arc returning to Tientsin by air tsxlay to resume military duties, because the final instructions to the British delegates have not rrrived according to :i
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    Hitler May Retreat From Danzig
    599 1 No War This Year Forecast New York, Aug. IN all probability Europe will scrape through 1939 wHh- out a General War, writes Webb Miller, famous American journalist and expert on European affairs. But m September or October, when this year's big show-down comes, Europe will
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    36 1 Forty Canadian schoolboys were guests of the British Army last week at Aldershot. The visit was arranged by the National Council cf Education of Canada. A Canadian schoolboy is seen photographing an infantryman m battle dress.
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    PLAN TO DOUBLE CHINA'S PRODUCTION
    532 2 Industrial Director On Government's Aims BROADCAST FROM CAPITAL Chungking, Aug. 13. DEVIEWING the industrial reconstruction carried out during the war in' China, Mr. Euyang Lens, Director of the Industrial Department of the Ministry of Economics, declared m a broadcast last night that "during these two
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    ROOSEVELT'S CRUISE
    27 2 New York, Auj. 13. Fresidtnt Roosevelt left today m the cruiser Tuscaloosa for a holiday cruise off the coasts of New England and Canada. Reuter
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    INMTZER RETIRING?
    20 2 Vienna, Aug. 13. According to persistent, but unconfirmed rumours. Cardinal Innitzer is retiring m the near future. Reuter
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    Minister With A. A. Militia
    36 2 MR, HORE BELISHA, War Minister, last week visited the anti-aircraft militia at Aborfield, where he inspected the men. The Minister is seen chatting to a member of a physical training squad.
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    Britain Plans Another Big Blackout
    159 2 London, Aug. 13. A RRANGEMENTS are being made for another big black- out early m September after the holiday season. Several schemes embracing smaller areas have already been drawn up. COME of the tests will begin earlier In the evening than those held last week.
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    Farcuk Declines Resignation
    87 2 By Prime Minister Alexandria, Aug. 13. VING FAROUK has declined to accept the resignation of the Prime Minister, Mahmoud Pasha. The Premier himself told Reuter that the resignation was not accepted. Should it ultimately be accepted, it is understood, Aly Maher Pasha, head of the Royal Cabinet,
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    POPE TOLD OF CHURCH UNDER NAZIS
    63 2 Rome, \u~. 13. THE Pope today received Father Orsenigo, Papal Nuncio to Berlin, m an interview. It is understood the international situation was discussed m relation to the diplomatic activity of the Holy Sss. Previously it was reported Father Orsenigo would inform the Pope
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    ITALY'S FOUR-YEAR SHIPPING PROGRAMME
    46 2 Trieste, Aug. 13. THE first of 47 vessels, with a total ton- nage of a quarter of a million tons, planned under Italy's four-year programme, was launched here today. The ship was the motor vessel Calino, one of the Alexandria lines.- Reuter
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    SUBMARINE LIFTED FROM SEA BOTTOM
    52 2 Portsmouth (New Hampshire), Aug. 13. I JNITED STATES navy salvage work- ers succeeded m lifting both bow and stern of the sunken submarine Squalus. about 60 feet from the sea bottom today. They prepared to tow the submarine to shadow water off the Isle or
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    Thinks Air Raids Could Be Stopped
    58 2 London, Aug. 13. "I confidently believe that a serious air attack on these islands would be brought to a standstill m a short time." This statement was made by Air Vice-Marshal Sir Hugh Dowding, who took a leading: part m organisation of last week's
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    Plans For The Rebuilding Of Spain
    210 2 Plans For The Rebuilding Of Spain Paris, Aur. 13. rAR-REACHING plans for the rehabilitation of Spain are reported to be under consideration by Gen Franco's government. According to the Tangier correspondent of the Havas newsagency it ;s proposed to: Give Spain an Air Force of 1,000 warplanes; Create a standing
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    NEW SPANISH CABINET MEETS
    48 2 Paris, Aug. 13. pOL. BEIGBEBER, former High Commissioner for Spanish Morocco, today left Tetuan for Burgos to take up his- appointment as Foremi Ministers. Other members of the new Spanish Cabinet held their first meeting at Burgos after taking the oath of office. Reuter
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    INVASION THREAT TO HUNGARY?
    102 2 London, Aug. 13. SOME tense weeks obviously lie ahead m Europe," writes the Sunday Times diplomatic correspondent. "Germany appears bent on pmriag a military alliance on Budapest which will give her the right of transit for German troops through Hungary enabling her to turn the Polish
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    Woman's Body In Trunk
    91 2 ARREST IN JAVA The Hague, Aug. 13. 117ITHIN 48 hours of the discovery of the Dody cf a murdered wcma.i m a trunk hidden m a ditch covered with undergrowth, m the province of Gelderland, police m the Dutch East Indies, over 7,500 miles, away made
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    ATLANTIC FLIERS FEARED LOST
    121 2 London, Aug. 13. CEARS that the Atlantic has claimed two more victims are growing as time passes without news of Alex Loeb, 32. and Dick Decher, 23. two New Yorkers, who left St. Peter's. Nova Scotia, m a monoplane on a trans-Atlantic flight attempt. Their arrival
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    SHUT-DOWN OF OIL FIELDS PROPOSED
    80 2 Austin (Texas), Auk. 13. IN ORDER to meet the situation resulting from cuts m the price of crude oil, a shutdown of the vast Texas rilflelds for 30 days was advocated today by the majority of members of the Texas railroad commission, whfch regulates the
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    FORSTER & BRITAIN'S GUARANTEE
    58 2 FORSTER BRITAIN'S GUARANTEE Berlin, U i:i. UERR FORSTER. the Dftßtff Nazi leader, is reported ben I declared m a speech at F. "Germany has the best army and most modern weapons m the world, and a leader who knows what he i "If it were not for the Bn' guarantee,
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    PLANES FOR NORWAY FROM U.S. & BRITAIN
    68 2 PLANES FOR NORWAY FROM U.S. BRITAIN Oslo, \U£. IX FOLLOWING THE NEWS that M way has arranged to purchase from the United States 12 Cjrt s fighters, costing £150,000. it Is announced the Norwegian Government has ordered six Gloster Gladiator fighters, valued at £45,00 C Irom England. The machines are
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    MEXICAN OIL DISPUTE CONFERENCES
    68 2 Washington. Aug. 13. IUR. SUMNER WELLES, Acting Sec- retary of State, at a press conference today said he expects to hold further conferences with representatives of the Mexican Government and American oil companies, concerning the Mexican oil negotiations, which are at present at a deadlock over
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    Werner Baer Recital At Victoria Hail
    65 2 Werner Baer Recital At Victoria Hail IHOTHU n given Mr Went- to U It is b people m of regu: Mr. E..' lude m G beautiful mil choral pj to the I Widor Ex. i Eon snd Li Bach final minor-] Soloisi v. whose b rminder G. L E the
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    LOCAL CHINESE JOINING MILITARY COLLEGE
    14 2 M CoiltD U. sea. Tlend lime Kwe: month, sj
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    Rumanian Wheat For Germany
    12 2 Mm 2 Pri:: who Improve ai( Rumano-Hu Reuter
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    Brighter Outlook On Money Market
    14 2 ON broki per secure I ed v.ith i Reuter
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    CANTONESE MUSICAL COMEDY
    11 2 CANTONESE MUSICAL COMEDY WBXtt Up-to-sonv Irn _I*-" for the i Reuter
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    Malay Journal & Rice-Growing Policy Change
    145 3 Malay Journal Rice-Growing Policy Change Commis--0 permit nonthc Malay Leir.basa. the r which requirements ar anylea TV hai n:>i the :.*ry at heart. yes the Malay line with the -jp, ton Thomas." however. Qon-lfaiaji ant to ensure eiit of an 1 therefore. Ml decision rpefaal aliej Chinese and Is not
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    WIFE KILLER TO DIE
    46 3 c r?spondent) PT»Mnban, Aug. 13. Malay. Dahan charged with the nmah binte Raoh, •■> a close m the rt before Mr. assessors tamed Amin ilty. I and ihe death Mr. A. J. GratProse: Ul ed V7hil 2 Tengku ■*3 to defend the ac-
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    MALNUTRITION IN COLONIES
    782 3 Lord Dufferin On "Serious State Of Affairs" OLD THEORY IS EXPLODED a man's stomach may be as full as a pigeon's crop with n«aize or millet or polished rice, if he does not eat other things as well, he will still be undernourished." So said Lord Dufferin,
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    Publicity For Cameron Highlands
    69 3 pAMERON Highlands is embarking on a new publicity campaign. Attractive posters m colours, advertizing the health and holiday attractions of the Highlands, have been printed. These are being distributed throughout the world, as well as m Malaya, and it is hoped that they will be the
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    White Rajah Centenary To Be Observed In 1942
    256 3 vFrom A Special Correspondent) Kuching, Aug. 13. |T is understood that the Sarawak 1 Government has decided not to observe officially the centenary of Rajah James Brooke's first landing at Kuching which falls on Tuesday. Celebrations will be postponed until 1942 when
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    ADVISER ON ANIMAL HEALTH IN COLONIES
    102 3 'From Our Own Correspondent) London, Au£. 2. THE Secretary of State for the Colo- nies was asked by Mr. S. F. Markham (N Lab.. Nottingham) whetner he had further consider*! the question of appointing an adviser on amma health to the staff of the
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    On Way To Berlin
    51 3 Travelling as delegate of the Chilean Government to the tuberculosis congress m Berlin on Sept. 16, Dr. Carles Maldonado, director of the medical service of the Chilean Social Security Board, arrived m Singapoie m the President Adams on Saturday. Dr. Maldonado is here seen with Mrs.
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    More Local-Born Chinese Join Secret Societies
    271 3 THE Free Press understands that evidence is now available that an increasingly large number of local-bom Chinese are becoming members of Chinese secret societies m the colony. They are not only becoming nominal members of these societies but m some cases are taking an
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    Law Notice For The Week
    161 3 List of cases for hearing during the week Before the Chief Justice Tomorrow at 11 a.m. Bankruptcy 391,38 Monan Singh— Motion for Directions etc. Friday at 11 a.m.— Bankruptcy. Before Mr. Justice Pedlow Today at 11 a.m.— Summonses-in-Chambers, Originating Summonses, Petition No. 2133 Re Denis
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    TECHNICAL ORGANISER FOR TRADE SCHOOLS
    49 3 (From Our Own Correspondent; London, Auk. 5. Mr. R. Henderson, the newly appointed Technical Organiser for Malayan Trade Schools, will be a passenger m the P. and O. liner Rawalpindi, which leaves Marseilles on Sept. 2 and is due m Singapore" on Sept. 22.
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    P.W.D. Seek Asst. Engineer
    197 3 (From Our Own Correspondent.) London, July 31. APPLICATIONS are invited ty the Crown Agents today for an appointment as assistant engineer In the Malayan Public Works Service. An advertisement m The Times states that the appointment will be made lor a period of three years, with
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    20 3 The Drummers and Pipers of the 2nd Battalion, the Gordon Highlanders, will beat Retreat on the Padang on Aug. 21.
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    Householders Co-operation Is Essential
    216 3 PREVENTING BREEDING OF MOSQUITOES ONE day the possible introducticn of yellow fever to these shoes may make the prevention of th? breeding cf the domestic mosquito, stegomyia. a very serious and a very urgent matter," warns Dr. P. S. Hunter, retiring Municipal Health Officer, m his
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    BIG DROP IN IMPORTS FROM JAPAN
    172 3 Timber Trade Figurei (From Our Own Correspondent Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 10 |N 1937, pineapple cases worth 5169/.32 were imported almost entirely from Japan, but last year the value of these imports was only $17,975 of which less than 19 per cent, came from Japan.
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    EXPORTS OF TINNED PINEAPPLES
    96 3 During the week ending Aug. 5, exports from Malayan ports amounted to 85,501 cases, of which: 74,90: (88 per cent.) cases were to the United Kingdom. 695 (1 per cent.) cases to the Continent of Europe. 6,000 (7 per cent.* cases to Canada and 3,905 (4
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    U. S. Bomber's Remarkable Feat
    215 4 U. S. Bomber's Remarkable Feat Ohio, Aug. 2. ANEW bomber designed to cli.nb to hi?h altitudes with a full load, thus making it more dillicult for pursuit aircraft to intercept it, has been developed m the United States and successfully tested at Dayton, Ohio. The announcement by the Pratt anJ
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    Chinese & Japanese Speakers Appeal For Moral Rearmament
    222 4 Chinese Japanese Speakers Appeal For Moral Rearmament fBDXESE a.;d Japanese ipeaken took part m the Moral Beannament Daj at Urn Golden Exhibition at Sun Franci sco. The Japanese ani Chinese detegai of the conference took part m tlKjoint broadcast Ir.m the fair ask..., their nations to apply to principles ry\
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    Rich Gold Strike Yields £57,000
    73 4 Sydney, Aug. 3. \PROSPECIG3, named Carrott, and his son have made £57,000 from gold-bearing ere on their property near Kalgoorlie, Western Australia. One parcel alone yielded £15,000, and was one of the richest ever treated m Western Australia. Previously the father and son had won
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    31 4 1 Carson ard Robert Donat (right), the leading players m "Goodbye "r. Chips" the highly successful film made m England by M.GJIf. The picture will shortly be screened at the Capitol.
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    LONDON LABORATORY THAT SEEKS POSSIBILITIES OF RAW MATERIAL
    831 4 Imperial Institute's Work During Past Fifty Years QUERIES COME IN FROM ALL PARTS OF EMPIRE (From A Special Correspondent) London. TN the heart of London's fashionable Kensington district stands an Empire's laboratory— the Imperial Institute. Hither corr.es from every corner of the
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    "The Circus Comes To Town"
    113 4 "The Circus Comes To Town" /*REAT Interest has been aroussd m "The Circus Comes to Town," the charity show to be presented at Raffles Hotel on Wednesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. Singapore young women will act as taxi-dancers on the Thursday and Saturday nights. The demand for tables on Saturday
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    £2,500 LIQUID GOLD WENT DOWN SINK
    208 4 £2,500 LIQUID GOLD WENT DOWN SINK London, Aug:. 4. A GOLD dealer described m Coventry Bankruptcy Court yesterday how l'quid gold worth £2,500 was lost down :nk. The debtor was William Neal, of earsaU Lanc\ Coventry, who admitted deficiency of £17,779. He started business, he said, with £20 capital. tnd
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    Refugee Children For Palestine
    73 4 Refugee Children For Palestine The first group of refugee children to re-emigrate from England left London en rt was coon-posed of 12 boys and 3 girls between the ages of IS and 17, all of whom have tural training m England. Their training and re-emigration is under the ami Youth
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    WHAT IS BEING DONE BY AUTHORITY IN ENGLAND
    444 4 Overcrowding And Lack Of Housing Accommodation POMMENTS on overcrowding ana lack of new housing accommodation m Singapore made m the report, published last week, of the Municipal Health Officer, and what many consider the inadequacy of the Improvement Trust's programme, recall what
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    Jungle "White God" Missing Airman?
    36 4 that Cv; and Si:; j cerniiiK j Colu. j AmEMguerra some w l.' pletely c n Indian tri i m the Inter! i i "whlttiod j from tin British United Press
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    BRITISH FLEET AIR ARM'S REMARKABLE DIVE-BOMBER
    393 5 Blackburn Skuals 4-Ton Machine With Big Projectile London, July 31. pERTAIN details of equipment and performance of some new Service aircraft were officially released for publication yesterday, writes Major C G. Turner m the Daily Telegraph. One of the most remarkable machines is the
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    BRITISH OFFICERS ESCAPE FROM DEATH
    87 5 London. Aug. 3. A young British officer, Lieut. P. J. F. Wingate. has had a narrow escape from death at the hands of sniping tribesmen m South Waziristan. Lieut. Wingate, who is assistant Garrison Engineer at Wana, was travelling m a car near Razmak with
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    Volunteer Drill Programme For The Week
    325 5 Volunteer Drill Programme For The Week DROGRAMME of drills for the Slngapore Volunteer Corps up to and for week ending Aug. 20 is as follows: Today, 5.15 p.m. Headquarters, S.R.A. a. Lecture; 6.30 n.m. b. Night Laying; 5.30 p.m. S.R'.E. (v), Brigding; 6 p.m. Fort Labrador, S.F.C.R.E. (v) (European Sec.)
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    'From Anti-Malarial To All-Mosquito Programme'
    498 5 THE history o( anti-malarial wor'x m Singapore, for which he was largely responsible, is told by Dr. P. S. Hunter, retiring Municipal Health Officer, m bis last annual report. Prior to 1913 the only anti -malarial work which had been carried out was experimental, and
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    The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1939. Four Chinese
    607 6 The Singapore Free Press MONDAY, AUGUST 14, 1939. Four Chinese \IfHEN the Anglo-Japanese joint declaration was signed m Tokio last month to provide the basis for conversations concerning Tientsin the reply made by many people to Chinese and other criticisms of the agreement was that, by itself, it said nothing.
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    First Rajah Brooke Landed 100 Years Ago
    1343 6 First Rajah Brooke Landed 1 00 Years Ago SCHOOLBOY HOWLER By A Special Correspondent SARAWAK this week celebrates the centenary of its association with the Brooke family; it was on Aug. 15, 1839, that James Brooke first visited Sarawak, anchoring his schooner yacht, Royalist, m the river at Kuching. Thus
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    CHINA RELIEF FUND COMMITTEES OPPOSING REGISTRATION
    71 7 Lye Considered To f ge Unnecessary fIVERNMENT SAID TO BE EXAMINING POSITION future of the China Relief Fund aya is being carefully considered by that a few months ago the sponsihle for collecting and reintended for the relief of distress informed that they must
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    35 7 SOMF OF THE ATTRACTIVE Singapore women vho wfll act .is taxidancers at Thursdays and Saturday's shows of "I he Circus Comes to Town." to be staged at Raffles Hotel on Wednesday, Thursday. Friday anrl Saturday.
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    COLONIES COUNCIL IN PARLIAMENT
    383 7 Opposition's Criticism Rom Our O\\.. Correspondent* London. Aug. 3. T I oenl has definitely decid- ed to set up s. special committee to :h over the interests of the Colonial .re m the House of Commons. A:: announcement to this effect was been mace by the
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    How Forest Department Views Mining Land Demand
    440 7 How Forest Department Views Mining Land Demand (From Our Own Correspondent) Kuala Lumpur, Aug. 13. •'THE interests of the mining: community must obviously be considered, but the needs of the Malay small-holder and of other members of the community must likewise not be forgotten," states the annual report of the
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    Malayan Officers Visit Home Prison
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    12 7 d d 1 n Bridge He received ved
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    Indian Soldiers Get Lost In Tangiin Wilds
    88 7 Indian Soldiers Get Lost In Tangiin Wilds 4 DETACHMENT of new Indi -A Troops under a European officer themselves m the wilds of Tanglin one morning last week. They come from Gillman. The occupants of a bachelor mess :»woke to l:nd their house "surroundtd" by fearsome Indian troops. They thought
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    FUNERAL OF MR. TAN SOO BIN TOMORROW
    290 7 ■THE FUNERAL of Mr. Tan Soo Bto.l one of the best known Chinese m Gingapcre. whos* death occurred at his residence. "Dingwall." Pasir Panjangl Road, win uk 2 place I morrowl afternoon. The "E" 'Chinese) Co. 2nd Bn. S.S. VP. will furnish the
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    SAILOR REMOVED TO HOSPITAL UNCONSCIOUS
    45 7 \I7HILE walking along Syed Alwi vv Road yesterday, a sailor from H.M.S. Carborough fell to the ground, sustaining a lacerated wound. He was taken to hospital In an ambulance m an unconscious condition, accompanied by another sailor irom the ship.
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    Inauguration Of Air Service To N. Zealand
    443 7 NEW AIRBOAT MAY PASS THROUGH HERE SHORTLY DLANS for the extension to New Zealand of the British air route to Australia are nearly completed. The Aotearoa, first of the Imperial Airways 24-ton flying boats intended for the Tasman Sea service, is expected to
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    Death Of Young Volunteer
    95 7 MR. N. E. PATON TTHE death took place tX the c Hospital yesterday of Mr. Noel Eric Paton, an assistant m Robinr>on and Co., Ltd., Singapore. The late Mr. Paton, who wa, 26 of age, was a very keen volunteer. He was an N.C.O. m the
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    POLICEMAN IN ACCIDENT
    57 7 r\I7HILE riding on a bicycle m Orchard Road shortly aiu: p.m. yesterday Teo Cheng Pang, a Chinese police constable, was knocked down by a car believed to have been driven by a European. The constable received severe abrasions m the left hip and ritot ~nd wa> removed
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    37 7 TTWO BOYANESE and three Chinese. one of whom was a woman, were alleged to have been involved m an affray over durians m Adams yesterday. They received minor injuries and were removrd to hospital In an ambulance.
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    DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS
    117 8 DOMESTIC OCCURRENCES DEATHS TAN SOO BlN— Died at "Dingwall." Pasir Panjang Road on the 11th inst. Funeral cortege will leave "Panglima Prang" 325 River Valley Road on Tuesday the 15th inst. at 3 p.m. OLIVEIRO.-On Aug. 13. 1939. at No. 5 Hindoo Road. Singapore, Mrs. Josephine Louise Oliveiro, 60 years
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    Mystery Of Empty Canoe On Beach
    212 8 Mystery Of Empty Canoe On Beach London, Aug. 1. A CANOE. 18-ieet long, on the sides of which were the words. M England to Australia.'" was washed ashore, at Southend today. It was undamaged, but waterlogged. All it contained was a tin of milk Five days ago Mr. L. G.
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    SINGAPORE HARBOUR
    128 8 The following fchips are alongside tha Singapore Harbour Beard wharves or expected to arrive: East Wharf Entrance Gate l; Exit 1: Hai Lee 22. Main Wharf: Entrance Gate 2; Exit 3: Hong Khenf 18; Gewang, Jerantut 16; Memnon 14: Eumaeua 11; Pres. Adams J; Fionia 7. Empire Dock:
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    BRITISH BOMBER FLIGHTS TO FRANCE
    102 8 BRITISH BOMBER FLIGHTS TO FRANCE Berlin, Aug. S. FE keen interest with which the flights of British bombers to the south of France and back are being followed m German circles is reflected In the large amount of space given m the Press to articles which attempt to prove the
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    SUPPORT OF YEN REAL OBJECTS OF TIENTSIN TALKS
    565 8 German-Japanese Treaty Will Not Be Of Much Use London, July 31. THOUGH Great Britain has not been the only country 1 whose trade with China has suffered greatly by reason of the manner m which the Japanese have developed the "incident," she
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    23 8 Princess Elizabeth Hatches her sister, p P'ece of sugar to a donkey during their tour I society's centenary shou tU Wind I I
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    NEW OIL PROPOSALS "UNACCEPTABLE"
    72 8 New York, Aug. 11. A CONFERENCE of American com- panics involved has decided that the Mexican government's new proposals for the solution of the oil controversy are completely unacceptable, according to the New York Times. The new proposals provided, inter alia, for the balance of power
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    Loans For Areas Of Unemployment
    111 8 London, Aug. L THE Chancellor of the Exchequer, Sir John Simon, presented a bill for first reading m the House of Commons yesterday "to authorise the making of loans out of public monies for the establishment of new industrial undertakings m certain areas where there
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    Spain Raising Sunken Ships
    209 8 Madrid. Aug. Z. ABOUT 130 ships sunk m Spanish ports during the civil war are to be raised and used to strengthen Spain's merchant marine. The Spanish Commission for Raising Shipping is availing itself of good weather conditions to carry out the operations necessary to clear
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    BIC SOVIET LOAN FOR DEFENCE
    72 8 Moscow, Aug:. 2. THE floating of a iresh State loan for economic and cultural development under the third Five-Year Plan, and for the consolidation of the defence of the country, has been decided on by the Council of People's Commissars, it is announced. The loan
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    Steady Increase In Commercial Activity In Britain
    266 8 Steady Increase In Commercial Activity In Britain r»^T^ London. pIE latest reports of the British coal industry and of the shipping movement at British ports reflect the steady increase m the commercial activity of the country. During the week ended on June 24--the litest period for which returns are available—
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      472 8 CLASSIFIED ADVERTISEMENTS TENDERS SINGAPORE MUNICIPALITY Tenders. Tender" are now Invited for th 2 following materials or services. For particulars see Municipal Tenders Room: Supply of new or second-hand steel sheet piling. Date o: Closing. 4 p.m.. Sept. 14, 1939 Mug Installation foi Payi Lebar Pumping Station. Eastern District. Date of
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      321 8 RADIO PROGRAM!. SINGAPORE TODAY /HL 225 metres ZHP 30 06 melres p.m. 5.00 Lagu Mela 5.30 Tamil music. 6.00 Teochcv Guakanc MUSlc.i 7.00 Children's urcgranune En 7.15 Time, weather, news and announcements 7.30 Rawicz and Landau^r on two pia: 7.45 -The Motor Sh m A pmpWMH non-stop variev 8.15 Harold
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      49 8 EMPIRE STATIC TODA^ TRANSMISSIONS I A!i <^n 041 m i ls: k m< Si 15 It wt m GSJ 21 83 m, I 11.3 NIROM TODAI MM XI V i>« r,, nif III! U.W f MS 8.50 9.48 10.20 < PARIS TODAY 8 lo.i- Uo*** lit •"•"Si* 11 TODAY t
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      439 9 MandBRTnSHINDIA LINES I T« ;V-POT?ATED IN D«OTJUfDi p. 6c O. N. COS vSAILINGS orT\v\Ri>s Doe Uue I Spore Tonnage Spore. C CORFU 15,000 Oct. 20 SOUDAN 6.000 Oct 2^ Sept 8 CANTON 15 500 Nov. 3 22 CARTHAOS 15.000 Nov. 17 9epl 23 RAJPUT ANA 17 o^o Doc 1 RANCIII
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      639 9 MANSFIELD CO., LTD. Ocean Building, Collyer Qua; Singapore Tel. 51 5 L Chartered Bank Building. Penan* TeL 1366. BLUE FUNNEL LINE. FAST SERVICES MARSEILLES, LOM>ON, CONTINLNT AND GLASGOW (m conjunction with the Glen I. inn Due Sails MEMNON Mars., Casa.. L'don. Ram, Ham. 6c G'gow In Port Tomorrow GLENROY Mars.,
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      575 10 BOUSTEAD CO., LTD. t incorporated m f'MB) TELEPHONE: *>eifht 5433— Passage 543 L LLOYDS AGENTS:— BOOKING AGtNTS H>K tEI>EKAJtI> MALAY STATES RAILHWITB. ROYAL STATE RAILWAYS OF SIAM room or compartment occupied by on« JM ggfellLbJl M. r-LTDtrsc:. the scenic Great Lakes route M/ffS^^' *^^^lS^^ U an optional tnland-sea txlp for
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      537 10 RED FUNNEL LINE HEAP ENG MOH S.S. CO.. LTD. (Incorporated m Straits Settlements) REGLLAK PASSENGLK and CAKGO Senrice from Singapore to Java. Borneo. Banka and Billiton For BATAMA, CHERIBON and SEMARANG (Every Tuesday and Friday) s.s. EDENDALE Tues. Aug. 15 s.s. GIANG BEE Fri. Aug. 18 For SOCRABATA AND BANDJERMASIN
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      487 10 1O I. L ROPE AND AMlßlf i I VIA SINGAPORE AND PENANG, COLOMBO. Bomiw ALEXAXDEIA, NAPLES, GENOA, MARSEILIVs AVn? p...( >* PRESIDENT ADAMS In Port i^> I PRESIDENT VAN BUREN Aut? 22 PRESIDENT HARRISON Sept 9 X PRESIDENT HAVES Sept. 19 *X* PRESIDENT POT.X Oct. 7 Sit m PRESIDENT GARFTELD
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      212 10 Air Mail Arrivals And Despatches INWARD Imperial: From Europe dueMonday, Thursday, Friday afternoons. Wearnes: From Penang. ipoh, and Kuala Lumpur. Arrives every evening. X.L.M.: From Netherlands Indies: Arrives Tuesday, Thursday. Saturday afternoons. Qantas: From Australia: Arrives Tuesday, Friday. Sunday afternoons. X.L.M.: From Europe: Arrives Saturday, Monday, Wednesday evenings. K.N.1.L.M.: Prom
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      160 10 K.N.1.L.M.: To Saigon: Mails close 1130 a.m. Tuesdays. Postage 12 cents per half -ounce; postcards cent*?. Onward connection by surface transport. K.N.1.L.M.: To Netherlands Indies: Mails close noon Wednesdays*. SURFACE MAJIDESPATCHES TODAY Australia:— Whole Qantas 9 p.m. Indo-Chinax K.N.I.L.M. 11 30 a.m. Java. South-West Sumatra. S.East Borneo, Celebes, Moluccas and
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    PENG SOON AND PENG NAM WIN OPENING DOUBLES TIE
    134 11 Singapore Badminton Championships f ee And Teng Siew In Junior Doubles Final made on the men's open doubles and jn ior and senior events m the local badampionshipfl wfc» several ties were played V the Clerical I'nion hall over the week-end.
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    FIRST HOCKEY GAME OF SEASON IN IPOH
    14 11 FIRST HOCKEY GAME OF SEASON IN IPOH 'Ph Aur. d >-. played .unteers to or<-\
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    14 11 on Saturday when the Chinese leat I ffttiZj lo o.ie m first division game.
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    J. DONNELLY IS DISQUALIFIED
    34 11 1 rom Our Own Correspondent) Penang Saturday. J. DONNELLY was disqualified for two months for his method of riding m the seventh race at the Penang Turf Club meeting today.
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    Girls' Sports Club Meeting
    344 11 TOR the third year m succession, Miss L. Fernandez won the individual championship at the annual sports meeting of the Girls' Sports Club, held at Serangoon yesterday. Runner-up was Miss Pauline de Souza. Houses One and Two tied lor Boon championship. Mr. C. H. da Siiva
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    FIRST GAME IN LOCAL BASEBALL LEAGUE
    237 11 IN an txtra inning game the Japanese Club beat the American Association three to nothing at baseball at Jalan E^sar Stadium yesterday. It was the opening game of the league and Air Vice-Marshal T. T. Babington, the president of the Singapore Baseball Association threw
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    Saturday's Senior Division Soccer
    38 11 Saturday's Senior Division Soccer The Chinese met the Loyals on Saturday m a first division soccer match and beat them by three goals to one m a game that provided thrills. This picture shows the match m progress.
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    ROYAL WORLINGTON WINS GOLD CUP RACE
    925 11 Final Day Of Penang Races (From Our Own Correspondent) Penang, Aug. 13. CATURDAY'S races at Penang witnessed another success *^for van Breukelen who, a though he saddled only two winners, had the satisfaction of training the winner of the Gold Cup, Royal Worlington. His
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    League Soccer Results On Saturday
    349 11 League Soccer Results On Saturday TAKING their chances, the Chinese beat the Loyals by three goals to one ft the Stadium on Saturday m the first division of the league. Fast soccer was seen and there were plenty of exciting incidents m front of both goals. The Loyals had as
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    A.A.M. Has More Than 8,000 Members
    78 11 A. A.M. Has More Than 8, 000 Mem bers MANY items of interest to Malaya^ motorists appear m the July issue of Motoring In Malaya, the journal of tht Automobile Association of Malaya. It is reported that the total membership of the A. A.M. at the end of June was
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    CO-OPERATIVE SOCIETIES IN JOHORE URGED
    369 11 From Our Own Correspondent > Johore Bahru. Aug. 13. i r THE introduction of co-operative i societies m Johore is strongly urged I m a leading article of the Johore Malay j newspaper, the Lembaga. "Co-operation is the best way to imi prove the economic
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    Local Exchange Rates
    157 11 ALG. 12. 19*9: SELLING London T.T. 2 4 132 London demand 2 4 1 32 Lyons demand 2055 Switzerland demand 241 *4 Hamburg demand 135 New York demand 54 9 j6 Montreal demand 54 9 IS Batavia demand 101 r > Samarang demand 101 Ca!c;tta. Bombay and
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    CHAMBER OF COMMERCE RUBBER ASSOCIATION
    124 11 AUG. 12, 1939: 12 O'CLOCK NOON Byytr* Sellers J*o. IX R.S.S. Spot loot* 2j Q1« H' 1 No. IX R.S.S. P. 0.8. m cases August 29 2S-, G.P.A.Q. R.B.S. P.OB, m bales August 28\ .'fc P.A.Q. ESS. P. 0.8. m bales August 28* 28 'C*
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    UNITED SERVICES DEFEAT MERCHANTS BY 8 WICKETS
    195 12 Yesterday's S.C.C. Tourney Cricket I JNII ED Services Officers had an easy win by eight wickets over the Merchants m the S.C.C. cricket tournament yesterday. Scores MERCHANTS Dant c Hugonin b Hooe 4 Fitton c Hugonin b Whiting 2 Stein c Nicholson b
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    S.C.C. BEAT LOYALS AT GILLMAN
    212 12 S.C.C. BEAT LOYALS AT GILLMAN dv 120 runs the s.c.c. defeated v Loyal Regiment m a I cricket match played at Gii'.mrn yest *rd. Bcore LOYAL REGIMENT Coop LCpl Ciii-y -t 3* .union b Jeans PS M PriQue c sub. b Jean* 0 i S^t. Fre n-an c Jagger b
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    Belia Beat Education In Hull Cup
    163 12 From Our Own Correspondent) Johore Bahru. Aug. 13. T'.O GOALS DOWN at The interval. Belia Club made a remarkable recovery m the second half to beat the Education 4—2 m the first round oi the Hull Cup competition at the Islana padang. After a
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    PERAK MEDICALS LAWN TENNIS
    59 12 (From Our Own Corre.s)r,iident.> Ipoh, Aug. 12. TTHE Pcrak medical services lawn tennis tournament ended this morning. Open singles final: Khalily beat Weng Kee 6—2. 6-1. Handicap doubles final: Hen Sang and Ah Koon beat Scon Pen and Karim 6—l. 6—2. Open doubles final: Moreira and
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    No Goal This Time
    35 12 Cfti Chmcc; met and defeated the Loya's m the first division on Saturday. This picture shoics a Chinese for--d making a raid on the Loyals' goal, but the goalkeeper gathers safely.
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    Yesterday's Padang Cricket
    21 12 Picture taken at yesterday's padang cricket when the United Services' Officers beat the Merchants m the S.C.C. tourney.
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    "Extras" Highest Scorer For S. A. O. B. When They Beat Chinese By Four Runs
    280 12 "Extras" Highest Scorer For S. A. O. B. When They Beat Chinese By Four Runs A KEEN jinish was seen at St. Andrew's School ground n yesterday, when the O.R.A. beat the S.C.R.C. by only four runs. Taking first lease of the wicket the Chinese totalled 172, Kee Tian, Swee
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    Scottish Soccer Season Opens
    129 12 London, Aug. 13. FOLLOWING ARE THE RESULTS of ths opening soccer matches m the f.rst and second divisions of the Scot-ti.-h League. DIVISION ONE Aberdeen 3 Celtic 1 Albion 5 Ayr United 0 Alloa 3 St. Johnstone 0 Clyde 4 Falkirk 6 Cowdenoeath 2 T. Lanark
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    August Medal At R.S.G.C.
    138 12 THE AUGUST MEDAL at the R.S.G.C. resulted m a tie between H. L. Marshall and P. D. Lawson with scores ci 71 each m the "A" division. "B" division was won by Sqd. Ldr. J. E. McCallum with a score o! 68, and "C" division resulted
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    Home Cricket Results
    116 12 London, Au?. 13. HOLLOWING were closing of play j 1 scores m county cricket matches on Saturday: Oval: Middlesex 217; Surrey 83 for 1. Scuthend: Derby 70 (Nichols 5 for 18) and 26 for 2; Essex 180. Southampton: Hants. 285 (Sperry 5 for 83 >; Leicester 55
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    NO OPPONENTS
    34 12 fFHE cricket match between St. Andrew's School and the Khalsa Association, which was to have been played on the School ground on Saturday did not take place. The Khalsa players were absent.
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    CRICKET CANCELLED
    24 12 The cricket match between Raffles College and the Ceylon Sports Club, to have been played at Raffles College on Saturday was cancelled.
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    CHANG SENG LONG CUP
    90 12 'Frt i Our Own Correspondent.' Seremban. IN the Chans Seng Long cup law tennis competition the Port Dick- son Club beat the Negri Sembilan Club by three games to nil on the latter's j courts at Seremban. Results were:— B. J. Layers and J. S. A.
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    Selangor Club In Strong Position In Stonor Shield Cricket
    452 12 (From Our Own Corn nl Kuala Lumniir RACING a deficit of 326 runs the Selaa Jrfe 1 have a gigantic task before them if i the Selangor Club m the tinal of the the match, which was started on fotun tinued
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    MEDICALS BEAT S.C.C.
    102 12 a ou Kot h j match »f*imt the sec Resume. Saturday whi five vtckd The Ui seven, v, mi ;\Vai* iFltton b X rver b Potter c H i Whitehead b X I Watt, c B Jeans b Her it b X I r. Hera Singh ringhi
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    J. B. BADMINTON
    84 12 Hfe M Bihru. I»C rpwo panlon Khian. the final. 1 Will b< i Peng Y. I singles Yacob I Tan -i- 1 enter tl. I Esa (lfolel Start:: I his partner I the> f I Trie thii I At one > I I at 14 I by
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    S. R. C. Beat Manchesters By Wide Margin
    208 12 "THE S.R.C. gained an overwhelming victory over the Manchesters m a cricket match played on the padang yesterday. They won by seven wickets and 99 runs. Scores: MANCHESTERS Bethell cLe Mercier b Sullivan 19 Donbavend b Watts 0 Wilkes c Clarke b
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